Tinaksite (chemical formula ) is a mineral found in northern Russia. Tinaksite can be grayish-white, yellowish, orange, or brown, and it is often found in charoite. Its name is derived from its composition: titanium (Ti), sodium (Na) potassium (K) and silicon (Si). The

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first recognized tinaksite as a mineral in 1965.

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*{{cite journal , url = http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/zk/vol189/ZK189_195.pdf, title = The crystal structure of tokkoite and its relation to the structure of tinaksite , first1 = I. V. , last1 = Rozhdestvenskaya , first2 = L. V. , last2= Nikishova , first3 = Y. D. , last3 = Lazebnik , first4 = K. A. , last4 = Lazebnik , journal = Zeitschrift für Kristallographie , pages =195–204 , year = 1989 , volume = 189 , issue = 1–4 , doi = 10.1524/zkri.1989.189.14.195 , s2cid = 53544093 Calcium minerals Sodium minerals Potassium minerals Inosilicates Gemstones Triclinic minerals Minerals in space group 2 Minerals described in 1965